I was just trying to mentally design a revised copyright system for
images (and maybe books as well). Consider that the system *requires*
that you register the image with the copyright office if you expect
protection. Perhaps your registration number is a 64-bit hash value
derived from the pixels of your raw file. Maybe registration is as
simple as transmitting the raw file to the copyright office along with a
small registration fee. In return you get your registration number hash
value... maybe even created with a secret hashing algorithm. If you can
then provide at a later time the image that produces the same hash value
then you are the rightful owner.
Then there's judgement and collection. To make it work it would have to
be something as simple as being issued a traffic ticket. If you are the
registered owner and a copyright "judge" agrees that there is an
infringement the infringer is issued a summons to pay the *copyright
office" a fine. the copyright office than pays you from the proceeds
and keeps a small amount for themselves to pay for their enforcement
activities.
I'm sure there are all kinds of problems with this plan but I think
something along these lines might work with modifications. Maybe
something along the lines of "small claims court". ie; the system as
described would only handle claims of, perhaps, a few hundred dollars or
less.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/27/2014 2:58 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
PESO:
Interesting and more true every day:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/one-mans-endless-hopeless-struggle-to-protect-his-copyrighted-images/
Tina
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